Orientation at work ( Sunday)

I GOT A CALL ON Saturday to see if i could come in for a four hr orientation first thing Sunday morn at 8 . i agreed. it was slightly informative.
i got the all important hr forms to fill out. so i am officially hired.

I will get my discount card soon. yay!

hopefully if hours stay where they should . my pay will pay for all food and extras. so that we can get back to saving money and making up for the loss of funds due to the reserves.

we shall see.

Now i do not want to sound like i am glamorizing a cashier job. ( although i have done much worse over the years) I am very excited to just be out of the house. earning some pocket change and keeping my foot in the door in the market place.
When i contacted my references letting them know that the store may be calling. I was offered my old job back.! I declined because it would cost more money travelling the 1/2 hr rather than the three minute drive, also it starts at 5 so Dh and i would have crossover problems and other issues. I would like to work there again . but it simply does not make sense at this point.

But It really felt good to be offered the job .


Last night Dh parents were by for a quick visit. and that concluded the weekend.

First dinner Party (saturday)

Well i have been busy since Saturday. Most of the day Saturday I spent cooking and cleaning to have our first guests other than family over to dinner.

I made Chicken Mom-esean And we had spinach salad and crusty breads.

Dh was working til 5 so it was all up to me! oh well it was my idea after all. :)

it was a lovely evening We had the bouncy castle out for the kids to play on . Our company had two boys so there was five kids floating around. 17 mo, 2, 4, 5, and 7 and surprisingly it was really good. they were all well behaved and it was no trouble at all.

It was an attempt to make myself become more extroverted. Having friends over for dinner is certainly something i would consider outside my comfort zone. But I forced myself to do it and i am so glad we did. After supper and the kids went home to bed. dh went to our friends house for a few drinks and my friend came over here for a few drinks

I am glad i did this.

Caramel corn!

I love caramel corn. and i have found the most wonderful recipe.! I have been making this for a few years.

That being said i no longer eat sugar soo.... No caramel corn for me. But that doesn't mean my family can't have any right?

7 quarts plain popped popcorn
2 cups dry roasted peanuts (optional)
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


DIRECTIONS
Place the popped popcorn into two shallow greased baking pans. You may use roasting pans, jelly roll pans, or disposable roasting pans. Add the peanuts to the popped corn if using. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, margarine and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring enough to blend. Once the mixture begins to boil, boil for 5 minutes while stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda and vanilla. The mixture will be light and foamy. Immediately pour over the popcorn in the pans, and stir to coat. Don't worry too much at this point about getting all of the corn coated.
Bake for 1 hour, removing the pans, and giving them each a good stir every 15 minutes. Line the counter top with waxed paper. Dump the corn out onto the waxed paper and separate the pieces. Allow to cool completely, then store in airtight containers or resealable bags.

I am carrying some to a halloween party next week as well i will make small bags for DH lunches and for the kids afterschool snack.

I Love and miss caramel.

Try it i am sure you will not be disapointed

Really starting to get excited about going to work!

i have not heard yet about going into sign hr documents or about firming up the training but it is early and we had such a positive interaction i know all will be well.


ahh!!!!!!!!!111111


so who wants to take bets about how long it will be before i start complaining about having to go to work.? i am taking 3 weeks!

ahhhhhhh!!!

I wonder if it will help me lose weight?